(Senior) Controller - YAZIO

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Controller to join YAZIO and take full ownership of our controlling function as we continue to scale. You will bring structure, rigour, and depth to our monthly close, accounting operations, and internal controls, setting the standard for how controlling operates at YAZIO. At our current stage with around 150 employees, the decisions you make around close architecture and accounting design will have a long-lasting impact and shape how Finance operates for years to come.

You will own and continuously improve our core accounting and controlling processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting while acting as the in-house authority on technical accounting topics. Working closely with FP&A, Legal, Operations, and external partners, you will support both day-to-day execution and complex accounting questions around new products and transactions.

This role is 100% remote and open to candidates based in Germany, Spain, Portugal, or the U.K.

Your Mission

• Build, own, and drive the monthly close end-to-end, ensuring fast, accurate, and well-coordinated financial reporting with Accounting and key stakeholders.
• Review and sign off on accruals, cut-off entries, reconciliations, and reporting packages for Management and FP&A.
• Act as the primary go-to for technical accounting questions, supporting new business models, contracts, and complex accounting treatments.
• Develop and maintain technical accounting documentation and position papers (e.g., revenue recognition, capitalization, leases, and other complex topics).
• Manage and coordinate external partners including accountants, tax advisors, and auditors, ensuring strong documentation quality and smooth collaboration.
• Continuously strengthen internal controls by spotting anomalies, following up on open items, and improving control effectiveness over time.
• Drive process and system improvements to reduce manual effort, increase close efficiency, and build scalable, well-documented workflows.
• Use AI tools to support analysis, variance explanations, audit preparation, and accounting research—while ensuring full critical review and accountability for outputs.
• Build a modern, scalable finance function through automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.

Your Profile

• Several years of hands-on experience in Accounting, Controlling, or Financial Reporting, ideally in fast-scaling environments with increasing complexity.
• Prior experience leading or coordinating a small accounting team is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of German HGB; IFRS exposure is a plus.
• Proven ownership of the full monthly close cycle, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and high-quality reporting end-to-end.
• Strong internal controls mindset with the ability to proactively identify risks, design controls, and continuously improve processes.
• Advanced DATEV skills and confidence working with accounting systems and financial data.
• Comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity (e.g., research, documentation, anomaly detection, reporting support) while applying strong critical judgment on outputs.
• Structured, documentation-first working style with a strong focus on audit readiness and transparency.
• Strong drive for process improvement with a sharp eye for inefficiencies and scalable solutions.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating with external accountants, tax advisors, and auditors.
• Growth mindset and a proactive approach to staying up to date with changes in accounting and tax regulation (e.g., HGB, VAT, and IFRS).

Why Us?

• Exciting Product: Reach millions of users in over 150 countries, driven by our mission to transform the world through healthy eating.
• Remote-First Setup: Work 100% from home, join a co-working space, or work abroad for several weeks per year.
• Time Off: 30 vacation days to relax and recharge, plus 5 child sick days.
• Work-Life Balance: A focus-driven culture that values efficiency over long hours—no overtime expectations, and compensated if it happens.
• High Impact: Short decision-making processes, autonomy, and no micromanagement.
• Team Connections: Fully covered company retreats, team meetups, and virtual coffee breaks.
• Equipment & Learning: MacBook, monitor, and €1,000 annual learning budget.
• Well-Being: Supported by Sunday Supplements and Nilo Health.